Tahlulah Tillett

Tahlulah Tillett
Personal information
Born (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Newcastle Knights 4 0 0 0 0
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 15 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–23 Indigenous All Stars 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 22 September 2024

Tahlulah Tillett (born 30 August 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A halfback and five-eighth, she previously played for the Newcastle Knights.

Background

Tillett was born in Cairns, Queensland and is of Torres Strait Islander descent.[2] She played touch football in her junior years,[3] representing Queensland and Australia,[4] as well as junior rugby league for the Cairns Kangaroos.[2] He father, Stephen, was a member of the inaugural North Queensland Cowboys squad in 1995, playing reserve grade for the club.[5]

Playing career

Early years

In 2017, Tillett represented the North Queensland Marlins women's team[2] and Indigenous All Stars women's team.[6] In 2018, she was named in the Australian women's national elite training squad for the upcoming NRLW competition.[7] Three weeks later she played for the Wests Panthers, before rupturing the ACL in her right knee during her first game.[3] In January 2020, she was a part of the Queensland Female Performance Program squad.[2] In 2021, she played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the BHP Premiership.[8] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]

2022

In February, Tillett played for the Indigenous All Stars against the Māori All Stars.[10] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[11] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[12]

2023

On 5 April, she became the second signing for the inaugural North Queensland Cowboys NRLW team.[13]

In Round 4 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, after missing the first three rounds through injury, Tillett made her club debut for the Cowboys and set up two tries in their 16–12 win over the Wests Tigers.[14]

2024

In May, Tillett started at halfback in the Mackay Cutters' QRLW Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[15]

In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she started at five-eighth in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[16] On 16 August, she re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2025 season.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Tahlulah Tillett - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tahlulah's time to shine". Queensland Rugby League. 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tillett taking injury in her stride as Ponga reaches out". National Rugby League. 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Faces of the Straits". www.facebook.com.
  5. ^ "My goal is to be pulling on a Cowboys jersey next year: Tillett". NQ Cowboys. 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "NRL Women's Indigenous All Star team announced". NITV. 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ "TropicNow picks our top 20 under-40 Next Gen of Cairns". www.tropicnow.com.au.
  8. ^ "Gold Stars 2021 Player of the Year contenders". North Queensland Cowboys. 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Maori v Indigenous All Stars: Both sides 1-18 with no late changes". National Rugby League. 12 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  13. ^ "Cowboys sign Tillett". NQ Cowboys. 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Late Peters try steals win for Cowboys over Wests Tigers". NRL.com. 12 August 2023.
  15. ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Chester, Tillett extend". NQ Cowboys. 16 August 2024.